Best XI in IPL 2020 Auction cheaper than Pat Cummins' 15.5 crore price tag

The auction for the 2020 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is done and dusted. One name emerged from that auction and he is still a talking point. Pat Cummins was bought for a mind-boggling sum of INR 15.5 crore. In fact, he was on the verge of breaking Yuvraj Singh’s IPL auction record of INR 16 crores.

There were 61 other players bought as well which included 33 Indian players and 28 overseas players apart from Cummins. Most of those players don’t even come anywhere close to the price that the Aussie pacer earned. Batsmen or bowlers, the New South Wales fast bowler was spot on and has shown off some of his skills with the ball. Also, there are multiple players who can sum up to INR 15.5 crore with their respective amounts that they received in the IPL auction.

Thus, here is an XI from the players that were bought in the auction for 2020 season that was cheaper than Cummins’ 15.5 crores INR price:

(Note: The IPL rule of seven Indians and four overseas players has been followed)

1. Chris Lynn (Rs 2 crores)

It was surprising when Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) decided to release Chris Lynn ahead of the auction this year. He has been one of their premier run-getters over the last few years. He had performed consistently and was explosive at the top of the order.

The Queensland lad had scored 1191 runs across the last three seasons. In fact, over the last two seasons (2018 and 2019), he had amassed 400+ runs and was KKR’s best batsman. Moreover, he had shown that he can adapt to different situations. Thus, it wasn’t an expected move from KKR.

However, it was even more surprising to see only Mumbai Indians (MI) bid for Lynn. No other team even showed interest in the Australian batsman and it was shocking that Lynn was bought for his base price of INR 2 crore. Hence, he is one of the steals of this IPL auction.